COMPARISON OF PD 957 & BP 220

Residential subdivisions should be conventional with the minimum design

standards applied to all LGUs zoning ordinances and pertinent provisions of the
national building code if the project is with housing component. There are site
considerations in the conformation of the Zoning ordinance the Subdivision should
be located on residential zones or areas appropriate for residential uses. If there is
no ordinance or approved comprehensive land use plan, the principle used
dominantly in the PD 957 with respect to the suitability of the project will be
governed. Subdivision projects should be located within suitable sites for housing
and outside hazard prone areas and protection areas as provided for by pertinent
laws. Avoid the areas that are critical or harmful. The site also must stable, to
accommodate foundation load without excessive earthmoving etc. The site must be
accessible to public transportation lines and the roads must conform on the
standards set in pd 957. The saleable area in a Subdivision project is 70% and the
non saleable is 30%. The non-saleable parts are for playgrounds, roads, park and for
Community facilities, while the saleable parts are for residential uses like
convenience stores, houses, neighborhood etc., motor court should be 6-m wide
both ends connected to a minor road. Interconnecting roads should have a set back
of 3-m deep 5-m in length on the main entrances of a subdivision to provide way to
passenger to load and unload. Roads must be paved with either concrete or asphalt.
Concrete pavement should have a minimum thickness of 150 millimeters and a
minimum compressive strength of 20.7 Mega Pascal (Mpa) while asphalt should
have a minimum thickness of 50 millimeters. Sidewalk pavement should have a
minimum compressive strength of 17.2 Mega Pascal. Road Intersections must be at
right angles, multiple intersections should be minimized. The distance between the
offset of intersections should not be less than 20 meters corner to corner. Road
intersections should be provided with adequate curb radii consistent with sound
engineering principles. Road grade/slope should have a slope of not less than 1.5
Increments of 3.00 square meters for every additional family dwelling type in
excess of 10 units should be added. Parks/playground or other recreational facilities
may not be required if the condominium is located not more than or 800 meters
from a publicly accessible park/playground/or other recreational facilities. Parking
size requirement for residential condominium project snail should be in accordance
with the NBCP. Off-site parking may be allowed provided that the distance is in
accordance with the NBCP. Roads should provide every building, parking space,
park/playground and service points. Minimum roads or right-of-way should be 8
meters, 6 meters thereof should be the carriageway and the remaining 2 meters
should be developed as sidewalk/planting strip. entrance or front yards. Services
include the water, electrical and sewerage system that should conform to the
standards of the requirements of Subdivision. Floor area requirements are for single-
occupancy and family dwellings. Single-occupancy should have a minimum floor
area of 18 sq. meters or it can be 12 meters on condition conditions given. While
family dwelling unit should have a minimum area of 36 sq. meters and 22 sq.
meters for open market and medium cost condominium project. While BP 220 The
minimum lot area of various types of housing for economic and socialized housing
project shall be as follows for Single detached Economic (sq.m.) 72 and for
Socialized (sq.m.) 64 having a set back of